onceuponatime,aweenieantwaswalkingonhisway.ashewaswalking,suddenlyhefeltthegroundshakingterribly.helookedaroundwithhisparanoideyesandsawanelephantwalkingrightbehindhim.quickly,thelittleantcoveredhimselfwithdirt,butonelegwasunfortunatelyleftout.asparrowsaweverything,sosheflewdownwiththepurposeofteasingtheant:“hey,chicken!watchoutyourleg,it’sout!”theantfeltembarrassedatfirstbutthencalmlyresponded:“shi…iamgoingtotripthatelephant.”
rightnow,i’mstandingonthisglamorousstage.buteverythinghereremindsmeofisanotsofunmemory.aroundthistimelastyeariwasinnanjingcompetinginanotherspeechcontest.thatwasthefirsttimeformetobeinsuchalargeevent.ofcoursethepressureiwasunderwasimmensetoo.afterasleeplessandstressfulnight,iwentontothatstagewithoutthefeelinginmylegs.thatspeechturnedouttobehorrible.idon’trememberhowigetdownfromthere,butidorememberafterwardsijustwantedtofindaholetohideinjustliketheantinthestory.backatmyschool,ittookalongtimeformetorecover.thankstoallthehelpigotfrommyspecialfriends.myconfidencewasrestored.afterroundsofgivingspeechesandansweringtoughquestions,iamheretoday.fromallthati’vebeenthroughi’velearnedthatagoodfutureisbasedonaforgottenpast,ifiwantmylifetogoonwellihavetoletgoofmypastfailure.sotoday,withoutfear,iamtrippingmyelephantagain.
asyouslowlyopenyoureyes,lookaround,noticewherethelightcomesintoyourroom;listencarefully,seeiftherearenewsoundsyoucanrecognize;feelwithyourbodyandspirit,andseeifyoucansensethefreshnessintheair.
yes,yes,yes,it?sanewday,it?sadifferentday,andit?sabrightday!andmostimportantly,it?sanewbeginningforyourlife,abeginningwhereyouaregoingtomakenewdecisions,takenewactions,makenewfriends,andtakeyourlifetoatotallyunprecedentedlevel.
inyourmind’seye,youcanseeclearlythethingsyouwanttohave,thepacesyouintendtogo,therelationshipsyoudesiretodevelop,andthepositionsyouaspiretoreach.
youcanhearyourlaughtersofjoyandhappinessonthedaywheneverythinghappensasyoudream.youcanseethesmilesonthepeoplearoundyouwhenthemagicmomentstrikes.youcanfeelyourfaceisgettingred,yourheartisbeatingfast,andyourbloodisrushingalloveryourbody,toeverysinglecornerofyourbeing!
youknowallthisisrealaslongasyouareconfident,passionateandcommitted!andyouareconfident,youarepassionate,youarecommitted!
youwillnolongerfearmakingnewsounds,showingnewfacialexpressions,usingyourbodyinnewways,approachingnewpeople,andaskingnewquestions.
youwillliveeverysingledayofyourlifewithabsolutepassion,andyouwillshowyourpassionthroughthewordsyouspeakandtheactionsyoutake.
youwillfocusallyourtimeandeffortonthemostimportantgoalsofyourlife.youwillneversuccumbtochallengesofhardships.
youwillneverwaverinyourpursuitofexcellence.afterall,youarethebest,andyoudeservethebest!
asyourcoachandfriend,icanassureyouthedoortoallthebestthingsintheworldwillopentoyou,butthekeytothatdoorisinyourhand.youmustdoyourpart.youmustfaithfullyfollowtheplansyoumakeandtaketheactionsyouplan;youmustneverquitandyoumustneverfear.iknowyoumustdoit,youcandoit,youwilldoit,andyouwillsucceed!nowstandfirmandtall,makeafist,getexcited,andyellitout:
imustdoit!icandoit!iwilldoit!iwillsucceed!imustdoit!icandoit!iwilldoit!iwillsucceed!imustdoit!icandoit!iwilldoit!iwillsucceed!
ladiesandgentlemen,goodafternoon!i?mverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.todaymytopicis“youth”.ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportanceinyouryouthsothatmorecherishit.
firstiwanttoaskyousomequestions:1、doyouknowwhatisyouth?2、howdoyoumasteryouryouth?youth
youthisnotatimeoflife,itisastateofminditisnotrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees,itisamatteroftheemotions:itisthefreshness;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.
yearswrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.worry,fear,self–distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.
whether60of16,thereisineveryhumanbeing?sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat?snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthere?sawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.
